Family Business
by
Mackey Chandler
A “Family Law” Novel
Chapter 1
It wasn’t like Fargone to be bureaucratic. They prided themselves on independence so it seemed unlikely the United States of North America or any other Earth …
Archive | Ramblings
Odd thoughts and commentary.
New snippet of 5th April book
Chapter 2
“I’m thinking on what Lin told us yesterday,” April told Heather. “We’re getting none of that picture about what life is like on Earth from the news agencies. How do we know what’s happening on the street …
The Author
Is still alive, and home from the hospital late Sunday. There is blood in the toilet this morning so I have no idea how long I’ll stay home. I’d really really like to finish the next April book before I …
I saw it on the internet – it has to be true!
Thanks to one of my readers – Tobiko is not a flying fish in Japanese. It is the roe of the fish which is great for sushi. Tobiuo is the fish. I’ll change my books to reflect this next edit.…
A snippet of the next April book – title still undetermained.
Chapter 1
The sun baked all the way through, to the warm deck beneath her. April felt she might melt, and slide off the arch of the bow into the sea at any moment, like a pat of butter …
#5 coming up
I’ve got 23k words of a new April book started. A floating chapter I’ll have to plug in somewhere. And no solid ideas for a title yet. I have not intended to start another April book, but I keep getting …
Another snippet of “Conspiracy Theory” for you.
Chapter 6
Jack dropped all his gear off at his apartment. There were no marks around the lock or anything disturbed inside. Mrs. Hanson sometimes napped in the day, so he didn’t bother her for his mail. The rental …
A new snippet – Chapter 5 of “Conspiracy Theory”
Jack had a few days to kill now, somehow. He didn’t think running straight home was a very good idea. Certainly not back down the same route he’d come. He didn’t have a tent anymore, but the truck wasn’t so …
A new snippet of “Conspiracy Theory” Chapter 4
I have some formatting issues here from Word. It’s readable though. Sorry.
The town of Potola was the last decent sized place to buy supplies before his camp ground. There was a little place called Beckwourth that wasn’t an official
…A Short Story for you.
I’ll eventually publish another collection of shorts when I have enough, like “Common Ground and other Stories”. But for now…
Ball and Chain
Mackey Chandler
“It’s this damn Slump,” Tim Kirkland grumped. “There’s no market for even Earth …